Two teams that endured different results last week clash in Group B when Promitheas Patras (4-2) welcomes the London Lions (3-3) on Tuesday. It will be Promitheas's first game in the competition following the news that Coach Makis Giatras has stepped down due to health reasons. In Giatras's last game with the team, Promitheas fell at home against Turk Telekom, 83-98, despite Joe Young's 30 points. London lands in Greece in the middle of a two-game winning streak, the last of which came at home against Slask, 97-80, led by Sam Dekker and his 18 points. This will be the first time that these two teams play each other.
Promitheas hosts red-hot London
The hosts boast the fourth-best offense in the competition (85.5 ppg.) mainly thanks to having the EuroCup's leading scorer, Joe Young (24.5 ppg.). However, the visitors seem to be a bit stronger in defense, and they are gaining momentum after back-to-back wins. Promitheas seems to be struggling to circulate the ball with the worst numbers in the league regarding assists (15.5) while London has the fourth-best mark overall (18.5).
It's obvious that Young is the biggest offensive threat for the hosts, but London will have to also pay attention to Arnoldas Kulboka (14.3 ppg. and 8.3 rpg.). That duo has been making things happen for Promitheas, but the Lions' main strength is that six of its players are averaging 10 points or more per game, led by Tomislav Zubcic (15.5 ppg.) and Sam Dekker (14.2 ppg.). This combined effort makes the visitors a tough team to guard and Promitheas will have to watch out for that at the same time as it deals with the coaching change.